Photo: R. Sieben · CC BY 3.0Permits in Wheatland County added 22.8 homes a year for every 1,000, where Alberta’s towns added 7.5
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $448,000; averaged, their homes came to $494,800. No sales are published for towns in Alberta, Wheatland County included, so owners’ values are the measure. Assessors valued the median residential property at $407,000 for 2024.
Wheatland County’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $495K
- Owners
- 1,905
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Alberta’s towns
- $297K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the assessment roll, Wheatland County’s houses sit 40% above Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 82% of the 2,875 properties on Wheatland County’s 2024 roll.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Alberta’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
90% of Wheatland County’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
The 2021 census counted 2,845 occupied homes in Wheatland County. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Wheatland County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 8% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
The peak came in 2022, when Wheatland County permitted 110 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Wheatland County created 359 homes, about 60 a year. 71% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Wheatland County against Alberta’s towns: 12% over the $400,000 median
478 of Alberta’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Wheatland County: Strathmore and Irricana
Next to Wheatland County: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Wheatland County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 12–44 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland County | $448K | $495K | 84% | |
| Strathmore | $340K | $342K | 77% | 12.3 |
| Chestermere | $532K | $579K | 91% | 41.4 |
| Irricana | $300K | $287K | 89% | 43.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wheatland County
How many households in Wheatland County are in core housing need?
18% of Wheatland County’s households, above the 8% of Alberta’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
Is Wheatland County expensive for Alberta?
Above the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; Wheatland County’s is worth more.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).